AFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 1-4)
5 January 2019UAE – Bahrain Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, photo) Thailand – India Referee: Liu Kwok Man (HKG) Australia – Jordan Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA) Syria – Palestine Referee: Ravshan Irmatov...
View ArticleFIFA Elite Referees seminar in Qatar
Referee Victor Gomes has been included on FIFA’s shortlist and invited to a seminar for elite officials next month as the first step towards making the panel for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He will...
View ArticleReferee Beaton given police escort
Referee John Beaton was given a police escort into Ayr United's Somerset Park after allegedly receiving threatening messages following the Old Firm derby. Beaton was criticized after Rangers striker...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 5-9)
7 January 2019China – Kyrgyzstan Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (UAE, photo) Korea – Philippines Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR) Iran – Yemen Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN) 8 January 2019 Iraq – Vietnam Referee:...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 10-12)
9 January 2019 Qatar – Lebanon Referee: Ma Ning (CHN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Cao Yi (CHN) Assistant Referee 2: Huo Weiming (CHN) Japan – Turkmenistan Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN) Assistant...
View ArticleWorld’s Best Futsal Referee 2018: Jelic (CRO)
1. Nikola Jelic (CRO, photo) 487 p2. Irina Velikanova (RUS) 434 p 3. Ricardo Amaral (BRA) 302 p 4. Gelareh Nazemi (IRN) 301 p 5. Hiroyuki Kobayashi (JPN) 282 p 6. Valeria Palma (CHI) 171 p 7. Mohamed...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 13-18)
10 January 2019Bahrain – ThailandReferee: Christopher Beath (AUS, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream (AUS) Assistant Referee 2: Anton Shchetinin (AUS) Jordan – Syria Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (KOR)...
View ArticleGeiger named PRO Director of Senior Match Officials
The Professional Referee Organization is pleased to announce that Mark Geiger, one of the most heralded U.S. referees over the past two decades, has been appointed as Director of Senior Match...
View ArticleUEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2019
Portugal, 15-17 February 2019 Referees 1. Raquel Gonzalez Ruano (ESP, 1976) 2. Chiara Perona (ITA, 1987, photo) 3. Irina Velikanova (RUS, 1980) 4. Fatma Tursun (TUR, 1988) 5. Gelareh Nazemi (IRN, 1984)...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 19-21)
12 January 2019Vietnam – Iran Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Koh Min Kiat (SIN) Assistant Referee 2: Sergei Grishchenko (KGZ)Additional AR1: Cesar Ramos (MEX)Additional...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 22-24)
13 January 2019Korea DPR – QatarReferee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (SRI, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Deniye Hemathunga (SRI)Assistant Referee 2: Jakhongir Saidov (UZB)Additional AR 1: Valentin Kovalenko...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 25-28)
14 January 2019UAE – Thailand Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Hiroshi Yamauchi (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Jun Mihara (JPN) Additional AR 1: Jumpei Iida (JPN) Additional AR 2:...
View ArticleVARs selected for UEFA Champions League KO stage
According to El Espanol, UEFA has selected 24 Elite referees eligible to be appointed as VARs in the knock-out stage of the Champions League.Spain (4): Carlos Del Cerro Grande, Jesus Gil Manzano,...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 29-32)
16 January 2019Korea – ChinaReferee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri (QAT) Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh (QAT)Kyrgyzstan – Philippines Referee: Turki...
View ArticleConcacaf Referees of the Year 2018: Ramos & Venegas
Mexico is enjoying a clean sweep in the Concacaf Referee of the Year Awards for 2018. Liga MX referee Cesar Ramos has been named Concacaf Men’s Referee of the Year, while, for the second straight year,...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Group Stage (Matches 33-36)
17 January 2018Oman – TurkmenistanReferee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Salman (BHR)Assistant Referee 2: Yaser Tulefat (BHR)Japan – Uzbekistan Referee: Mohammed Abdulla...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Round of 16
20 January 2019 Jordan – VietnamReferee: Alireza Faghani (IRN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)Assistant Referee 2: Mohammadreza Mansouri (IRN)Fourth Official: Abu Al-Amri...
View ArticleNetherlands: Referee-VAR audio footage of penalty incident
The Dutch FA published the audio footage of the penalty incident that occurred recently in the first division match played between Ajax and Heerenveen...
View ArticleCandidate Referees for FIFA World Cup 2022
FIFA has selected the candidate referees for the 2019-2022 preparation cycle, leading to the World Cup in Qatar. They will attend FIFA Seminars in Doha: CAF, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL officials from 13 to...
View ArticleAFC Asian Cup 2019 – Quarter-finals
24 January 2019China – IranReferee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri (QAT)Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh (QAT)Fourth Official: Cesar Ramos (MEX)VAR: Ravshan...
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